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Georgia | The April 2011 ‘Super Outbreak': one year later
Atlanta | 21 April 2012 This week marks the one year anniversary of a “Super Outbreak” of intensely destructive tornados across Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee. A total of 15...
View ArticleTennessee | Summer heat claiming too many young lives
Nashville Between 1998 and 2010, 32 children in Tennessee died from heat-related causes, with 13 of those fatalities occurring in vehicles. Last month alone, three children died. As the searing heat of...
View ArticleTennessee | Two deaths in cluster of meningitis cases involving Nashville clinic
The Tennessee Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating cases of meningitis involving 11 patients treated at one outpatient surgical center/pain...
View ArticleTennessee | Another death in outbreak of infections associated with epidural...
Nashville–Tennessee Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH, has provided an update on the investigation of infections associated with epidural steroid injections. His statements from today’s...
View ArticleTennessee | Update on infections associated with epidural steroid injections...
Statement by Commissioner Dreyzehner October 5, 2012: Good morning and thank you for being here with us, or participating by phone, as we provide information about the evolving investigation of some...
View ArticleTennessee | Update on outbreak of infections associated w epidural injections...
As of 2 p.m. Central time Oct. 7, 2012, the Tennessee Department of Health is aware of 32 patients with meningitis, epidural abscess or posterior stroke associated with epidural steroid injections...
View ArticleTennessee | Update on outbreak of infections associated with recalled meds –...
Nashville–Tennessee Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH, has provided an update on the investigation of infections associated with recalled methylprednisolone acetate. His statements from...
View ArticleTennessee | Update on outbreak of infections associated with recalled...
As of 11 a.m. Central time Oct. 15, 2012, the Tennessee Department of Health is aware of 53 patients with meningitis, epidural abscess or posterior stroke associated with epidural steroid injections...
View ArticleTennessee | TDH names 74 healthcare facilities receiving NECC products
The Tennessee Department of Health today released a list of 74 health care facilities across the state that received suspect material from the New England Compounding Center after May 21, 2012. The...
View ArticleTennessee | Update on outbreak of infections associated with recalled NECC...
As of 3 p.m. Central time Oct. 22, 2012, the Tennessee Department of Health is aware of 69 patients with meningitis, epidural abscess or posterior stroke associated with epidural steroid injections or...
View ArticleTennessee | Update on outbreak of infection associated with recalled NECC...
As of 11 a.m. Central time Oct. 26, 2012, the Tennessee Department of Health is aware of 74 patients with meningitis, epidural abscess or posterior stroke associated with epidural steroid injections or...
View ArticleTennessee | Child fatality rate drops in 2011
The overall death rate for Tennessee children dropped by 20 percent between 2007 and 2011, according to information released today by the State Child Fatality Review team. Notable factors in that...
View ArticleTennessee | Brain injury – anytime, anywhere, anyone
Your son who got his “bell rung” playing football. Your neighbor who hit his head on the windshield in a car accident. Your grandmother who fell on the sidewalk at church and hit her head. If you think...
View ArticleTennessee | Measles and mumps outbreaks reported – MMR vax urged
Recent outbreaks of measles and mumps in several states are prompting health officials to issue reminders about the importance of Measles-Mumps-Rubella, or MMR, vaccinations. While some may think of...
View ArticleAlabama | No known adverse effects reported from use of injectable steroid...
A single Alabama health care provider was shipped potentially contaminated injectable steroid product from a compounding manufacturer, Main Street Family Pharmacy of Newbern, Tenn. The clinic received...
View ArticleTennessee | New law restricts amount of powerful drugs that can be dispensed
Effective this month, under a new Tennessee law, prescriptions for opioid pain medicines and benzodiazepine medicines may not be dispensed in Tennessee in quantities exceeding a 30-day supply. The new...
View ArticleKentucky | Great Central U.S. Shakeout is set for October 17
Next Thursday, communities in 10 states will take part in the fourth Great Central U.S. ShakeOut multi-state earthquake drill. The ShakeOut is scheduled for Oct. 17 at 10:17 a.m. local time. During the...
View ArticleTennessee | State analysis links cluster of illnesses to raw milk consumption
The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed today the strain of E.coli that caused nine children to become ill after drinking raw milk obtained from McBee Dairy Farm near Knoxville has been matched to...
View ArticleTennessee | TDH confirms first human WNv case of 2014
The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed one human case of West Nile Virus this week, the first human case confirmed in Tennessee in 2014. The WNV case involves a resident of Shelby County who...
View ArticleTennessee | Look before you lock – The dangers of leaving children in hot cars
Between 2005 and 2013, 13 Tennessee children died from heat-related causes, with nine of those deaths occurring in vehicles. In the United States, heat stroke is the leading cause of non-crash,...
View ArticleTennessee | DOH issues Extreme Heat Warning
The Tennessee Department of Health is working to reduce deaths and life-threatening conditions caused by summer heat. With temperatures reaching into the 90s in much of the state, Tennessee residents...
View ArticleTN | TDH reports first confirmed cases of enterovirus D68 in Tennessee
The Tennessee Department of Health has received confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of two cases of enterovirus D68 in Tennessee. One patient resides in West Tennessee and...
View ArticleTennessee | TDH warns of severe flu season
Tennessee Department of Health surveillance notes a steady increase in influenza activity in Tennessee and warns the 2014-2015 flu season could be severe. TDH urges everyone to protect themselves and...
View ArticleResearch | Sensing distant tornadoes, golden-winged warblers evacuated and...
When birds unexpectedly flee their nesting grounds, it may be a demonstration of Mother Nature’s early-warning system that a massive storm is approaching. While tracking a population of golden-winged...
View Article#Tennessee | #MedicalReserveCorps #volunteers serve in many ways
When flooding, deadly tornadoes or other disasters strike in Tennessee, there’s a dedicated group of volunteers ready to provide assistance. They’re members of the Medical Reserve Corps, a network of...
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